Sealing means for gas holders



Sept. 22, 1925.

K. JAGSCHITZ SEALING MEANS FOR GAS HOLDERS Filed July '7. 1923 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor:

Konrad Jasschifg Attorneys 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Se t. 22, 1925.

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ATtorneys Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KONRAD JAGSCHITZ, OF MAINZ, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR '10 MASCHINENFABRIK AUGS.-BUIRG-NUERNBERG, A. G., OF NUREMBERG, IBAV'ABIA, GERMANY, A CORPORATIONOF GERMANY.

SEALING MEANS FOR GAS HOLDERS.

Application filed July 7, 1923. Serial No. 650,01 9.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KONRAD JAGSCHITZ, a citizen of Germany, residing atMainz, Germany, have invented certain new and 6 useful Improvements inSealing Means for Gas Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

In gasometers or gas-holders of the type t6 which the invention relatesand in which v0 the-variable gas space is closed by a liquid sealedclosing disc, the sealing liquid must be continuously supplied into thegap existing between the disc and the walls of the gasometer in order tokeep the seal gas-tight.

L Practice, however, has shown, that it is very difficult to distributethe liquid evenly over the whole circumference of the disc, and thehitherto usual employment of a number of pumps for raising the liquid tothe top of l the gasometer has not always proved sufficient.

The object of the invention, therefore, is to provide improved means foreffecting an even andeflicient distribution of the liquid,

Z5 and to thus enable a properly gas-tight seal to be maintained; thearrangement, according to th invention, being such, that neither toolarge nor too small a quantity is caused to run down the inner walls ofthe gasometer 0 into the gap to be sealed.'

With this and other objects in view the invention mainly consists in theprovision, near the top of the gasometer, and preferably along the outerwall of the same, of a number of comparatively long distributing tanksinto which the liquid is permanently supplied by one or more pumps, andfrom which it is allowed to issue by running over a long overflow, theoverflow edge of which is closely recessed so that the liquid may enterthe inner walls of the gasometer in a great number of thin streams.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention by way of example.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view partly in section illustrating twodistributing tanks at a point between two adjacent wall panels of thegasometer; Fig. 2 1s a vertical longitudinal section of one of thetankson an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 33 of Fig.2; Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic sectional elevation of a gas-holder equippedwith the invention and Fig. 5 is a d1agram matic plan view thereof.

In these figures the distributing tanks 65' shown are denoted by theletters a and 12. They are of elongated box formation and communicatewith each other by means of a pipe connection 0 which, in view of theviscosity of the sealing liquid, usually gas tar, is relatively'large indiameter, the tank a is provided in its one wall with an opening a,preferably of elongated form, to permit the sealing liquid to flowtherefrom, the tank I) being similarly provided with a similar openingI). The liquid is introduced into the tank by means of one or more pumpsdelivering through a pipe d. Openings 6 and 7, preferably 'of elongatedform, are provided in the walls of the gas ometer A, in registry and incommunication with the openings a. and b of the tanks, through'which theliquid may enter the latter, and the lower edges of these openings arerecessed, castellated for example as 7 shown in the drawing toconstitute recessed overflow edges, so that the liquid will be caused torun down the inner wall of the gasometer in a large number of thinstreams, which spread and thus provide the said inner wall with a sheetor coating of downwardly flowing sealing liquid.

By providing the said distributing tanks in sufiicient numbers aroundthe gasometer, in combination with the action of the liquid collectinggroove which is usually provided around the circumference of the closingdisc B, an even distribution and application of the liquid to the gapand, consequence, an effective gas-tight sealing of the variable gasspace is ensured.

What I claim is 1 1. In a gas-holder, the combination of a containerhaving a plurality of openings near the top thereof and including a ver-95 tically movable closing disc having a peripheral liquid seal, andmeans whereby a sealing liquld is caused to flow through said openingsto the interior of the container, the lower edges of said openings beingrecessed at spaced intervals to constitute recessed overflow edges fordistributing said sealing liquid in a plurality of streams over theinner surface of said container.

.2. In a gas-holder the combination of a container having a series ofopenings near the top thereof and including a vertically" movableclosing disc having a peripheral liquid seal, and means containing asupply of sealing liquid carried by said container and having openingsin registry and in communication with the openings of said container,the lower edges of one of said series of openings being recessed atspaced intervals to constitute recessed overflow edges whereby thesealing liquid is distributed in a plurality of thin streams over theinner surface of the container and supplied to the liquid seal.

3. In a gas-holder, the combination of a container having a series ofelongatedopenings near the top thereof and including a verticallymovable closing disc having a peripheral liquid seal, and a plurality ofspaced distributing tanks located circumferentially of the containernear the top thereof,

said tanks having openings in registry and communication with theopenings of said container, the lower edges of one of said tion locatedcircumferentially of the container near the top thereof, said tanksbeing provided with elongated openings in registry and communicationwith the openings of said container, the lower edges of the openings ofsaid tanks being recessed at spaced intervals to constitute recessedoverfiow edges whereby a plurality of thin streams of sealing liquid aresupplied to said liquid seal, a supply pipe for supplying the sealingliquid to said tanks and communicating pipe connections between saidtanks.

5. In a gas-holder the combination of a container and a verticallymovable closing disc in said container having a peripheral liquid seal,a plurality of spaced distribut ing tanks of elongated box formationcontaining a supply of sealing liquid and located circumferentially ofthe container near the top thereof, said tanks being provided withelongated openings in communication with the interior of the gasometer,means recessed at spaced intervals to constitute recessed overflow edgeswhereby the sealing liquid is distributed in a plurality of thin streamsover the inner surface of the container and supplied to the liquid seal,supply pipes for supplying the sealing liquid tov said tanks andcommunicating pipe connections between said tanks.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

KONRAD J AGSCHITZ.

